This past week I have had "off" from watching my grandson, so I have been busy busy in the garden. I bought some more of the smaller sized wall block-three trips to HD cause they are heavy-and finished 2 smaller terraced beds and planted 2 roses in the apple grove area, I made slightly bigger planter in the play area for Mr Lincoln, thank goodness I have my guys breaker hammer so I could split the block really easily. I dug up a small shrub/tree, potted it and hauled it up to hopefully survive and block some reflected heat. I finished our drip system for the lower garden, planted some seeds, one more rose and made sure all the new fruit trees have drippers. I dug up 2 more tree stumps-miserable ones that I have been putting off and gave up for now on a third. I demoed the old chicken coop and hauled it off along with my dads section of a cement storm drain he some how dragged home and thought was useful. Replaced a broken sprinkler head, edged, mowed, filled skunk holes, raked the lawn. And for kicks and giggles tackled the bougainvillea by the gate, cutting down to just a stump that is embedded in the fence and cut the "feeders" to the stump. Here is to hoping it dies! I have a hate-hate relationship ship with those plants. Beasts. And put the new rose, a gate greeter in the space to see what I think (have to build it a raised planter too.) Got a few other odds and ends finished and have just a couple more days of hard stuff and the garden will be close to that "done" state for now This post was edited by Kippy-the-Hippy on Thu, Apr 3, 14 at 23:56

Thanks again, everyone! My gram doesn't like to have her picture taken but I might take pictures of the food that we make. She never really cooks big meals anymore but she does make things like the salads (potato, macaroni, etc.) and I do make a mean fried steak (not to brag). I like the idea of calling the salad "Gram's Salad". Thanks for offering on how to post pictures but I already have! I post on the garden forums and I did take a picture of the fried green tomatoes and mom's new cookware she got. I don't have the best camera but I do get some nice pictures. Usually if I want something to eat when I'm there, she gets me to cook it or dad if he's there (when we visit). Annie, I'll be sure to say thanks for all of you and of course I always get a hug from her :). Brad AKA Moonwolf

Beautiful pictures as always, Karen. You have such a great eye for photography. Linda

I didn't do too much either. Got up later than I have since I started walking for exercise since our daughter called just as I was ready to head to bed last night. She's used to my staying up half the night and lives in Cali so is two hours earlier than we are and is not used to my early bedtime yet. Never did get a load of laundry in like I planned, but did prepare a chair for staining, brought my stationery bike down from the second level (too hot for me to walk outside today) and watched our grandson this evening while his Daddy played softball. The later was the most fun of course. Oh and I rearranged some of my photo folders and cleared out my inbox. Both which desparately needed finishing. Now I have to copy and paste all the email updates and replies from family and friends on/for our son while he was in Iraq into word so I can print them up for him. Doubt he'll want them now, but someday when he's old he may like to read them.